Energy Crossroads: Building a Coalition for a Clean, Prosperous and Secure Energy Future

Decreasing our dependence on fossil fuels is the defining challenge of our nation, our world, and our generation. Shifting geopolitical and environmental realities are creating a unique opportunity for a revolution in the way we produce, consume, and think about energy resources. The complementary strategies of diversifying our mix of low-emitting energy sources and improving our energy efficiency are critical economic, environmental, and geopolitical goalsin many ways they are lynch pins upon which our common dreams depend.

Meeting this energy challenge will require a coalition of government and NGO policymakers, engineers, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, academics, and student activists. Driven by concerns for the environment, economic growth, and national security, there are a growing number of energy-oriented groups. Too often, these groups work in isolation unaware of each other's presence, resources, and reach. Other times, they have had insignificant means to resolve their differences. Energy Crossroads is dedicated to promoting this coalition by convening a major conference of relevant stakeholders.

Featuring a Keynote Address by NY Times Columnist Thomas Friedman, "Green is the New Red, White and Blue."

This event is sponsored by Stanford University's Office of the President, the Woods Institute for the Environment, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency, The Hoover Institution, School of Earth Sciences, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford Center on Ethics, Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students, ASSU Speaker's Bureau, Mohr Davidow Ventures, and The 11th Hour Project.